Audible invites SXSW attendees to visit The Audible Sound Studio from Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12. Conveniently located across from the Convention Center and open to the public daily, The Audible Sound Studio will immerse guests in Audible’s premium music storytelling offerings, including volumes from the Words + Music series, “Origins,” and “Breakthrough.”
Public Hours to include:
- The studio will feature themed listening moments, photo opportunities, DJ sets, performances and daily public happy hours.
- Festival-goers will have the opportunity to receive “Origins”-inspired, made-to-fade tattoos at the “Origins x Ephemeral Tattoo Studio.” Ephemeral’s ink is made with a medical grade solution and carefully selected pigments that allow the body to naturally remove it over time. Most tattoos last about 1 year.
- Attendees can also live-record their own song, poem or story in the “Words + Music” recording booth where experts will cut their recording directly onto a vinyl record.
- The Audible Sound Studio will also provide a home for music storytelling with specialty performances. See below for details.
THE AUDIBLE SOUND STUDIO AT SXSW:
WHERE & The Audible Sound Studio
WHEN The Sunset Room – 310 E 3rd St, Austin, TX
Dates & Hours of Operation – Activation is open to the public daily:
Friday, March 10, 12:00pm – 6:00pm, Saturday, March 11, 1:00pm – 6:00pm, and Sunday, March 12.
Open to SXSW Badge Holders
PROGRAMMING Friday, March 10, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
HIGHLIGHTS Rolling Stone x Audible Happy Hour & DJ Set
Audible and Rolling Stone kick-off SXSW with a celebratory happy hour featuring specialty refreshments and a DJ Set from vinyl DJ and comedian Nina Tarr.
Open to SXSW Badge Holders
Saturday, March 11
7:30pm: Cocktail Reception
9:00pm: Performance
Rolling Stone x Audible “Words + Music” Performance by Jeff Tweedy
Audible and Rolling Stone host a special evening of music, storytelling, and refreshments to celebrate beloved songwriter Jeff Tweedy’s Please Tell My Brothers, the latest release in Audible’s groundbreaking “Words + Music” series.
Open to SXSW Badge Holders on a first come, first served basis (no RSVP required).
AUDIBLE’S OFFICIAL SXSW PANEL:
Music-Storytelling with Audible: The Art of Marrying Song and Spoken Word
Date & Time: Friday, March 10 from 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: The Austin Convention Center, Room 18AB
Description: Audible has been recognized as the leading creator of premium audio storytelling and a pioneer for original audio content. Now it’s SXSW’s opportunity to be the first to hear how the audio trend-maker is defying genres and categories with a discussion about its newest category-defying project BREAKTHROUGH, the first-ever music competition series developed and launched exclusively as a podcast. Listen in on a conversation between Preston Copley, Executive Producer of original music-storytelling at Audible, and global superstars Sara Bareilles and Daveed Diggs, who will discuss what it takes for talent discoveries to breakthrough and connect with audiences. Conversation moderated by Associate Managing Editor Angie Martoccio at Rolling Stone.
In addition, listeners can explore music icons of all kinds sharing their lives, their works, and their minds in intimate and unexpected ways on Audible with a spotlight on curated listens in the spirit of SXSW: audible.com/ep/audible-at-sxsw
